Scenes From Pearl Harbor

Planes and hangars burning at Wheeler Army Air Field on Oahu, soon after it was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. This picture was taken from a Japanese Navy plane. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

USS Vestal after she was beached in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. She had been damaged by Japanese bomb hits during the raid. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

USS West Virginia on fire immediately after the Japanese air attack. USS Tennessee is on the sunken battleship's opposite side. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

USS Nevada beached and burning after being hit forward by Japanese bombs and torpedoes. The harbor tug Hoga is alongside Nevada's port bow, helping to fight fires on the battleship's forecastle. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

USS Maryland (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Damage on the port side of a cruiser's hull, extending fore and aft about 40 feet from about Frame 40. It was produced by a Japanese 250 kilogram bomb that exploded about 20 feet away. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Crew abandoning the damaged USS California as burning oil drifts down on the ship on the morning of Dec. 7. The capsized hull of USS Oklahoma is visible at the right. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Scene on the southeastern part of Ford Island, looking northeasterly, with USS California in right center, listing to port after being hit by Japanese aerial torpedoes and bombs. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

The USS Arizona (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

The battleship USS Oklahoma (bottom) floats half-righted in Pearl Harbor after being sunk by a Japanese torpedo. (Associated Press)

Pearl Harbor from the air on the morning of Dec. 7. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Sailors attempt to save a burning PBY airplane at Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay on Oahu. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Kaneohe Air Station on Oahu during the attack. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

View from Pier 1010, looking toward the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's drydocks, with USS Shaw (DD-373) -- in floating drydock YFD-2 -- and USS Nevada (BB-36) burning at right. In the foreground is the capsized USS Oglala (CM-4), with USS Helena (CL-50) further down the pier, at left. Beyond Helena is Drydock Number One, with USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and the burning destroyers Cassin (DD-372) and Downes (DD-375). (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Torpedo planes attack "Battleship Row." Ships are, from lower left to right: Nevada (BB-36) with flag raised at stern; Arizona (BB-39) with Vestal (AR-4) outboard; Tennessee (BB-43) with West Virginia (BB-48) outboard; Maryland (BB-46) with Oklahoma (BB-37) outboard; Neosho (AO-23) and California (BB-44). West Virginia, Oklahoma and California have been torpedoed, as marked by ripples and spreading oil, and the first two are listing to port. Torpedo drop splashes and running tracks are visible at left and center. White smoke in the distance is from Hickam Field. Grey smoke in the center middle distance is from the torpedoed USS Helena (CL-50), at the Navy Yard's 1010 dock. Japanese writing in lower right states that the image was reproduced by authorization of the Navy Ministry. (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)

Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island. View looks about east, with the supply depot, submarine base Japanese caption on this captured photo reads: "Full view of Ford Island gasping under the attack of our Sea Eagles. This distant view of Ford Island immediately after the attack of our assault force shows the enemy capital ships lined up on the opposite side of the Island. in the foreground is the cruiser fleet, including the battleship Utah. The enemy ships around the island have all become tempting targets for our Sea Eagles. In the upper right clearly appear the outlines of two of our Sea Eagles who are carrying out a daring low-level attack, reminiscent of the performance of the Gods." (Photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command)